Internet Hate Machine

About

Internet Hate Machine is a term ironically used by Anonymous to call their group.
While some people could use it as a serious claim towards Anonymous, many others commonly take it as a joke for the expression is supposed to embody everything concerning Anonymous’ actions and the fact that they have a sadistic pleasure in tormenting others and/or corrupting things, then creating hatred on internet.
The best example could be the lol word corrupted as lulz, which implies that enjoyment was derived from another’s misfortune.

Origin

The “Internet Hate Machine” slang was coined by Los Angeles Fox affiliate KTTV on July 26th 2007, while investigating the growing phenomenon of Anonymous hacking Myspaces accounts, cyberbullying, “being domestic terrorists” and… that sort of stuff:

Prior to project Chanology in 2008, it was one of the first time that 4chan and Anonymous appeared under the mainstream media spotlight.

Jumping on it

The overly-dramatized tone in the report leading to a conclusion that Anonymous is some kind of horrible threat/monster for internet caught on immediately and video responses by Anonymous were made in order to mock on it:

They also decided to flood MyFox boards and forums to scare them.

At the same time, two notable sub-memes showed up. Like “Internet Hate Machine”, they were coined by the reporter.

Sub-Fads

Exploding Van

In order to illustrate the damages caused by Anonymous’ “domestic terrorism”, they used a video involving the explosion of a yellow van. To learn more about the meme in itself, see there.

Hackers on Steroids

“Hackers on Steroids” is a term used in the report referring to the members of Anonymous. That latter took the expression on its own and used it as a joke.
2 Urban Dicionary entries as well as an ED article have been made to explain that lesser phenomenon.

Term jokingly used to describe members of Anonymous by Anonymous. Really used to make fun of the way the KTTV reporter described Anonymous in a summer of 2007 report on Anonymous.

The report described a family that was supposedly targeted by Anonymous. The matriarch described the family’s attempts at safety by shutting the curtains and showing off the new family dog.

These hackers on steroids have only two weaknesses: dogs and curtains.

Remixes

Only a few days following the news report, Youtube remixes began to appear:

Youtube Poop variation:

In november 2008, an Internet Hate Machine Intro logo was made on youtube:

Spread

Urban Dictionary entries^[1] began to show up on July 26th 2007. In august and september of the same years, two YTMNDs ^[2] were made.

Even a music mix has been made out of the meme (A complete album exists, made in 2008, and is named Lulz: a corruption of LOL featuring that song and many others coming from various memes):

The meme has been mentioned in some webcomics including XKCD ^[3] and Bigger Than Cheeses^[4], during the Project Chanology of 2008.

Search Interest

External References

^[1] Urban Dictionary – Internet Hate Machine results

^[2]YTMND – Carried away by an Internet Hate Machine by mordant ; ALWAYS POSTED ON THE INTERNET by Goochild

^[3]XKCD – Troll Slayer

^[4] Bigger Than Cheese – 733: Internet Hate Machine